Illinois voters in the 9th District are choosing between Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss and Arlington Heights pastor John Elleson to replace longtime Rep. Jan Schakowsky in Congress.

Democrat Melissa Bean hopes to return to Congress as she faces Republican Jennifer Davis to fill the 8th District U.S. House seat opened when Rep. Raja Kirshnamoorthi lost the primary for Senate.

Illinois’ fall voting season comes to an end with Election Day today, the final day for voters to cast a ballot after weeks of early in-person and mail voting in races from U.S. senator and governor down to county officers and judgeships.

The 2026 Illinois election will determine who succeeds Dick Durbin in the U.S. Senate for Illinois, current Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton or former GOP party chairman Don Tracy.

Several key House and Senate races are up for grabs in Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin.

Voters will decide on Tuesday who will control the balance of power in Congress for the last two years of President Trump’s second term. In Illinois, at least six members of Congress are leaving at the end of their terms.

Republican gov candidate Darren Bailey tells NewsNation’s Markie Martin that four years ago people didn’t see the issues with the Safety Act, but crime has changed people’s minds. People were in less of a financial pinch,

One of his stops included the Apostolic Church of God in the Woodlawn neighborhood, where he spoke on the importance of voting on Tuesday.